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less than charitable interpretation is exxon mobil seventy four thousand all investment mcconnell forty seven million dollars return and the list goes on i mean all the way down to down to you know of a thousand dollar investment from a company that made a million dollars or so are we looking here at a corrupt politician in mitch mcconnell who's who's had his wealth explode now or are we looking at a corrupt system that's merely being use. it's hard to say exactly where his wealth has come from and how it's exploded in that way but if you do think about it as a return on investment so look at wall street they make those investments all the time after the dodd frank bill got passed we had a bureau established c.f.p. be dedicated to solar as protection exactly dedicated just to protecting consumers from you know fine print that sort of thing banks didn't like it they got mcconnell even though they lost the fight on the bill to block the director for a four year and a half once that director was put in and obama had to do a recess appointment first two actions three hundred twenty million
less than charitable interpretation is exxon mobil seventy four thousand all investment mcconnell forty seven million dollars return and the list goes on i mean all the way down to down to you know of a thousand dollar investment from a company that made a million dollars or so are we looking here at a corrupt politician in mitch mcconnell who's who's had his wealth explode now or are we looking at a corrupt system that's merely being use. it's hard to say exactly where his wealth has come from...
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you heard leader mcconnell not back away from that. is that the future here, the near term future of the president's second term? >> i just want to say on sandy relief, i don't understand why the house walked away from something that congress has done in every other disaster. but i almost never get a chance to do this, so i want to say that i hope republicans listen to newt gingrich. because newt gingrich is absolutely right when he says that using the debt ceiling as part of this fight would be an absolute catastrophe for the country. you know, people talk about hostage taking. who's the hostage here? the hostage here is the american economy. the hostage here are the american people. we're saying, if you don't give us what we want, we will risk wrecking the economy. that's bad substantively and dumb politics. and i noticed that mr. mcconnell did not answer your question, which made me wonder where he is on this. >> it's important to talk about what the debt ceiling really is. the debt ceiling is not the future. it's the past. it's all
you heard leader mcconnell not back away from that. is that the future here, the near term future of the president's second term? >> i just want to say on sandy relief, i don't understand why the house walked away from something that congress has done in every other disaster. but i almost never get a chance to do this, so i want to say that i hope republicans listen to newt gingrich. because newt gingrich is absolutely right when he says that using the debt ceiling as part of this fight...
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mcconnell at the center. there's no mention of joe biden in the e-mail and basically the pitch was hey, mitch mcconnell kept barack obama's hands out of your pockets. mitch mcconnell kept taxes from going up on 99% of kentuckyians and 99% of americans and that's his story and he's sticking to it. >> it doesn't hurt that he has $7 million in his campaign war chest. >> and he's raising all of the time. james carroll. >> thank you for having me. >>> be sure to catch mitch mcconnell on "meet the press" check your local listings for time. >>> republicans may not be so firm on other issues. in fact, they could be considering a shift of sorts. those issues could play out as soon as the party prepares for its annual winter meeting in north carolina later this month. a formerful troising press secretary for the 2012 obama campaign upon. jane, good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> matt, deputy assistant to george w. bush. good saturday afternoon toeth bo of you. >> same to you. >> let me start with you, matt. th
mcconnell at the center. there's no mention of joe biden in the e-mail and basically the pitch was hey, mitch mcconnell kept barack obama's hands out of your pockets. mitch mcconnell kept taxes from going up on 99% of kentuckyians and 99% of americans and that's his story and he's sticking to it. >> it doesn't hurt that he has $7 million in his campaign war chest. >> and he's raising all of the time. james carroll. >> thank you for having me. >>> be sure to catch...
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ask mitch mcconnell, the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate, who despite that lifetime approval rating from the american conservative union is now out of step with some kentuckians on the right. a recent courier-journal bluegrass poll of register voters found twice a many promising to vote against mcconnell than those supporting him. and only 34% of republicans said they would support him against all competitors. some in the bluegrass state are clamoring for a primary challenger for mcconnell. mcconnell's supposed misstep? the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall
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mcconnell's supposed misstep? the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bailout and negotiating with vice president biden on a version of the fiscal cliff a couple of weeks ago. it all raises the prospect that yet another gop senate seat could succumb to the ongoing purity effort. and worse, inflicting the self-inflicted wounds, many republicans are working on changing the way votes are tabulated in presidential election. gop officials in pennsylvania, florida, michigan and ohio have considered abandoning the winner take all approach to electing presidents. the ramifications would be significant. if every electoral vote in the country were awarded by congressional district plus two votes for the state-wide victor, mitt romney would have won the electoral college 276-262. if florida, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, and virginia adopted the new system, obama's sizable margin would have been reduced to just four, 271-267. luckily, republican leaders in several of those states are
mcconnell's supposed misstep? the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bailout and negotiating with vice president biden on a version of the fiscal cliff a couple of weeks ago. it all raises the prospect that yet another gop senate seat could succumb to the ongoing purity effort. and worse, inflicting the self-inflicted wounds, many republicans are working on changing the way votes are tabulated in presidential election. gop officials in pennsylvania, florida,...
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did mitch mcconnell jam john boehner and force boehner's hand? >> he didn't force boehner's hand, but he did step up in a way that boehner didn't. people will tell you on capitol hill boehner's nerve never looked weaker, here's why. for most of the day yesterday we were not sure there would be a vote, and if there was a vote it could include new spending measures. this bill is all tax increases and very little spending cuts. when the republicans got together yesterday afternoon, there was a rebellion among house republicans. they all wanted spending cuts, both boehner and his number two, eric cantor put out a statement saying there was near unanimous concern about spending. the debate for much of the day is what do we tack on to this turkey the senate sent us? do cuts that we know kill it as the poison pill or there was some conversation about attaching cuts that democrats might find acceptable that the president has been for in the past. in the end, mark, republicans decided they couldn't be stuck with the idea of a middle class tax cut that the
did mitch mcconnell jam john boehner and force boehner's hand? >> he didn't force boehner's hand, but he did step up in a way that boehner didn't. people will tell you on capitol hill boehner's nerve never looked weaker, here's why. for most of the day yesterday we were not sure there would be a vote, and if there was a vote it could include new spending measures. this bill is all tax increases and very little spending cuts. when the republicans got together yesterday afternoon, there was...
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there is the mcconnell/boehner type. they're a little older, little more establishment. they're more used to occasionally making deals. they actually like to legislate. they think legislating is somehow a good idea. most of the tea party people, most of the people that eric was speaking for there, they're not here to legislate. they're here to remonstrate. they're here to make a point. they're here as outsiders who intend to stay outsiders and put as many sticks in the spokes of government as they can. that is consistent with their philosophy. that's what they want to do. that's the sentiment eric is expressing there. there is a real conflict. the interesting thing to see is whether -- and i think it's correct. that somehow despite all the abuse even though he tries to screw things up, john boehner will probably be re-elected speaker. which in a way for the tea party people is good. they want to keep railing against the insiders. if they put one of their own in as speaker, then that person will have to make deals and they don't want it to be. >> you can't have it both wa
there is the mcconnell/boehner type. they're a little older, little more establishment. they're more used to occasionally making deals. they actually like to legislate. they think legislating is somehow a good idea. most of the tea party people, most of the people that eric was speaking for there, they're not here to legislate. they're here to remonstrate. they're here to make a point. they're here as outsiders who intend to stay outsiders and put as many sticks in the spokes of government as...
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so good. >> is she or is she not going to run against mitch mcconnell? dying to know. >> dateline hoda. >> dying to know, dying to know. >> i don't know. and you know i would tell you if i knew. i would be like spray painting it over overpasses and water towers. we really don't know. >> we'll wait and see on that. >> but i can say, if she was, she'd be so perfect, because ashley is very transparent. she will tell you the truth. she loves kentucky, our people in kentucky. >> you have a birthday coming up, we heard a rumor, friday. we're going to play a birthday trivia game with you, here we go. >> stump naomi, go. >> who was the u.s. president in 1946. you get choices, do you want your multiple choice? >> i think i want choices. >> abraham lincoln, harry s. truman, or benjamin franklin? >> truman. >> yes. yes. >> if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. >> yes, indeed. >> name the number one song by marvin gaye. on january 11th, 1968. >> you want a little hint? >> got to be "grapevine." ♪ i'm a genius, i'm a genius. >> australian pop singer c
so good. >> is she or is she not going to run against mitch mcconnell? dying to know. >> dateline hoda. >> dying to know, dying to know. >> i don't know. and you know i would tell you if i knew. i would be like spray painting it over overpasses and water towers. we really don't know. >> we'll wait and see on that. >> but i can say, if she was, she'd be so perfect, because ashley is very transparent. she will tell you the truth. she loves kentucky, our people...
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i assume you agree if harry reid and mitch mcconnell put it on the floor and there's a vote, it will pass the senate despite your objection? >> i think it will pass with bipartisan support in the senate. the house is more unpredictable, but once democrats sign onboard in the house, it should pass as well. it's going to require democrats and republicans probably in both bodies in order to pass. i personally don't like it because i think we're kicking the can down the road and we aren't addressing the real crisis in the country which really, to tell you the truth, was not the fiscal cliff that everybody is talking about. it's a debt crisis where we're spending over a trillion each year that we don't have, where we now owe more per person than they do in greece. in some measurements we're worse off than greece now, and this deal will do nothing to help reduce the deficit. >> happy new year to you and everyone out there. thank you for joining us. pass along my best regards to your dad as well. >>> ali velshi is still with us. i know you disagree strongly with some of the comments that we
i assume you agree if harry reid and mitch mcconnell put it on the floor and there's a vote, it will pass the senate despite your objection? >> i think it will pass with bipartisan support in the senate. the house is more unpredictable, but once democrats sign onboard in the house, it should pass as well. it's going to require democrats and republicans probably in both bodies in order to pass. i personally don't like it because i think we're kicking the can down the road and we aren't...
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>> this will be a high-profile race because it is mitch mcconnell and even republicans in kentucky are not really sold on him and that's who they have and he's been around for so long, but even republicans are americans and we all are really upset about the quagmire. you just had a piece on how polarized washington is. who led us to the polarization? who has been there for 25 years and mitch mcconnell has caused this, he almost single-handedly has done that in kentucky and he's been a big component of the polarization in washington. so whoever it is that runs against him is coming from a good position, except if you take a wrong position on the colt. in 2004 when i ran against an incumbent jim bunning i put $160 meals in my -- and how is she going to overcome the coal issue and you can't overcome coal in kentucky and quite frankly, the future of the country depends on where we move coal to. >> we'll have to leave it right there. former kentucky, lieutenant governor. i do appreciate you making the drive to the studio. thank you. >> thank you, craig. >>> switching gears here. the nation'
>> this will be a high-profile race because it is mitch mcconnell and even republicans in kentucky are not really sold on him and that's who they have and he's been around for so long, but even republicans are americans and we all are really upset about the quagmire. you just had a piece on how polarized washington is. who led us to the polarization? who has been there for 25 years and mitch mcconnell has caused this, he almost single-handedly has done that in kentucky and he's been a big...
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ask mitch mcconnell, the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who, despite that lifetime approval rating from the american conservative union is now out of step with some kentuc kentuckyans on the right. a recent poll found twice as many people promising to vote against mcconnell. and obama and only 34% of republicans. mcconnell's supposed misstep, the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bail out and negotiating with vice president biden, an aversion to the fiscal cliff a few weeks ago. another gop senate seat could succumb to the purity effort. and, worse, instead of halting these self-inflicted wounds, many are changing the way electoral votes are tabulated. gop officials in pennsylvania, florida, michigan and ohio have considered abandoning the winner-take-all approach. the ramifications would be significant. if every electoral vote in the country were awarded by c congressional district, mitt romney would have won the electoral college 276 to 262. if fl n, michigan,ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin and virgi
ask mitch mcconnell, the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who, despite that lifetime approval rating from the american conservative union is now out of step with some kentuc kentuckyans on the right. a recent poll found twice as many people promising to vote against mcconnell. and obama and only 34% of republicans. mcconnell's supposed misstep, the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bail out and negotiating with vice president biden, an aversion to the...
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mcconnell's supposed misstep? the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bailout and negotiating with vice president biden on a version of the fiscal cliff a couple of weeks ago. it all raises the prospect that yet another gop senate seat could succumb to the ongoing purity effort. and worse, inflicting the
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visit to the capitol monday night maybing the pact he negotiated with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predicts. >> having been in the senate as long as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate is going to vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the how is going to vote. i feel very, very good. >> reporter: if passed by the house, the deal would stop most tax increases and spending cuts aimed at the pentagon and domestic programs that were set to take effect today. >> i've said all along our most important priority was to protect the middle class families. this legislation does that. middle class families will wake up today to the assurance that their taxes won't go up. >> reporter: democratic senator tom harkin suggested the selection missed the mark. >> it does not address the number one priority, creating good middle class jobs now. secondly, this proposal does not genera
visit to the capitol monday night maybing the pact he negotiated with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predicts. >> having been in the senate as long as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate is going to vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the how is going to vote....
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ask mitch mcconnell, the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who, despite that lifetime approval rating from the american conservative union is now out of step with some kentuc kentuckyans on the right. a recent poll found twice as many people promising to vote against mcconnell. and obama and only 34% of republicans. mcconnell's supposed misstep, the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bail out and negotiating with vice president biden, an aversion to the fiscal cliff a few weeks ago. another gop senate seat could succumb to the purity effort. and, worse, instead of
ask mitch mcconnell, the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who, despite that lifetime approval rating from the american conservative union is now out of step with some kentuc kentuckyans on the right. a recent poll found twice as many people promising to vote against mcconnell. and obama and only 34% of republicans. mcconnell's supposed misstep, the positively audacious acts of helping to craft the 2008 wall street bail out and negotiating with vice president biden, an aversion to the...
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kentucky in 2o 14 and mitch mcconnell may be vulnerable. they may have a strong democratic opponent and do you want jack conway or jerry abram son is to have to carry around a strong pitch by gun control in a state like kentucky. that's the politics beneath the surface of this. >> howard, you know the commission and the committee that biden is heading will meet with the shooting victims and a lot of the proposals we heard floated in my opinion and don't seem to dress the problem and would not prevent another newtown. if we learned from columbine and ft. hood and virginia tech and newtown, criminals and crazy people find ways around these gun laws that we are insulting the families when we tell them banning certain weapons or registering guns is going to prevent another tragedy? don't we owe them real solutions? >> i think the political system oh,s them their best efforts. while it's true that they can work their way around whatever laws are put in place, it doesn't mean they shouldn't be enacted. it's hard to defend. i don't know what groun
kentucky in 2o 14 and mitch mcconnell may be vulnerable. they may have a strong democratic opponent and do you want jack conway or jerry abram son is to have to carry around a strong pitch by gun control in a state like kentucky. that's the politics beneath the surface of this. >> howard, you know the commission and the committee that biden is heading will meet with the shooting victims and a lot of the proposals we heard floated in my opinion and don't seem to dress the problem and would...
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what is mitch mcconnell thinking? >> it is. >> he's got to be facing a primary. as far as mcconnell goes, will we see the gop try to repair itself any time soon? >> you're right, he is thinking about a primary challenge. that's all any of them care about. they also aren't fond of those two -- those fantastic blue states that were hit by sandy, which they have plenty of republican voters. it is. it's hypocrisy, and it's the new brand of republicanism. and, you know, we will not turn around and do the same thing to them, because that's not what we're like. that's not what democrats do, like it or not. >> does it fall, joan, right in line with health care? >> yes, it does. >> if you don't get insurance, well, too bad. >> you die. >> if you're living somewhere and the weather gets bad and rips your town apart and takes your home away, well, you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. i mean, that's the republican plan right here. all about themselves. >> it's all about offsets, and it's all about denigrating the role of government, and just saying that we're a peo
what is mitch mcconnell thinking? >> it is. >> he's got to be facing a primary. as far as mcconnell goes, will we see the gop try to repair itself any time soon? >> you're right, he is thinking about a primary challenge. that's all any of them care about. they also aren't fond of those two -- those fantastic blue states that were hit by sandy, which they have plenty of republican voters. it is. it's hypocrisy, and it's the new brand of republicanism. and, you know, we will not...
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senator mitch mcconnell. he said that previously about chuck hagel. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: who said hagel understands the world better than almost anyone. who said that? >> some hypocrite? >> stephanie: right. [ buzzer ] [ ding ding ] >> stephanie: that would be senator lamar alexander from tennessee. seem to have a different feeling about him at some previous point. senator dick durbin yesterday. >> a person has a -- include service on the foreign relationses committee. yes, he's a serious candidate. >> stephanie: just a little. let's go to howard in pittsburgh. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi howard. >> good morning. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: yes, i'm 71 years old. i'm originally from upstate new york. utica, new york. >> stephanie: utica, all right. >> caller: i was fortunate to meet robert francis kennedy and i worked for the airline up there and we worked on the kennedy airplane. >> stephanie: oh wow. >> caller: one thing i've noticed about the kennedys and mart
senator mitch mcconnell. he said that previously about chuck hagel. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: who said hagel understands the world better than almost anyone. who said that? >> some hypocrite? >> stephanie: right. [ buzzer ] [ ding ding ] >> stephanie: that would be senator lamar alexander from tennessee. seem to have a different feeling about him at some previous point. senator dick durbin yesterday. >> a person has a -- include service...
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. >> during a photo op with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday, president karzai declined to answer about troops in his country after 2014. >> what kind of forces would you like to see left in your country are i? >> thank you, everybody. >> come on. >> i was told by the organizer of the senate to keep quiet. [ laughter ] >> thank you, everybody. >> well, president obama and president karzai will participate in a joint news conference this afternoon. >>> president obama is now on his lookout for his next chief of staff after nominating jack lew to replace timothy geithner at the treasury department. the president called the move bittersweet but insisted his loss will be the nation's gain. >> over the years, he's built a reputation as a master of policy who can work with members of both parties and forge principaled coprincipal -- principled compromises. jack has my trust. i know i'm not alone in that. i hope the senate will confirm him as quickly as possible. >> during yesterday's announcement, both lew and president obama poked fun at the media attention surrounding his lo
. >> during a photo op with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday, president karzai declined to answer about troops in his country after 2014. >> what kind of forces would you like to see left in your country are i? >> thank you, everybody. >> come on. >> i was told by the organizer of the senate to keep quiet. [ laughter ] >> thank you, everybody. >> well, president obama and president karzai will participate in a joint news conference this...
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apparently when mcconnell started dealing directly with biden, mcconnell's first offer was 750. remember boehner's last week was a million. over last couple, i want to say early sunday morning. mitch mcconnell offer was 750,000. that got the president and biden to amp it up where it is now. juliet: jumping over harry reid. steve: harry reid was not returning phone calls. mitch mcconnell said i will eliminate the middleman. here is the senate minority leader why i' friday to do something he does not like which is raise taxes? >> i know i can speak for my entire conference we say we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone. we all knew if we did nothing, they would be going up on everyone today. each of us could spend the rest of the week discussing what a perfect solution would have looked like but the end result would have been the largest tax increase in american history. so it took an imperfect solution to prevent our constituents from a very real financial pain. juliet: remember, a deal only cuts 15 billion in spending. 15 billion. steve: raises over 600 billion in taxe
apparently when mcconnell started dealing directly with biden, mcconnell's first offer was 750. remember boehner's last week was a million. over last couple, i want to say early sunday morning. mitch mcconnell offer was 750,000. that got the president and biden to amp it up where it is now. juliet: jumping over harry reid. steve: harry reid was not returning phone calls. mitch mcconnell said i will eliminate the middleman. here is the senate minority leader why i' friday to do something he does...
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, and now mcconnell finds some tough sledding in his own bid for re-election. a new poll by the louisville carrier journal finds just 17% of kentucky voters, about 1 in 6, plan to support the senator when he runs for re-election. not a good start, mitch. twice as many say they're going to vote against him. again, not a good start, senator. and to make things worse for mcconnell, democratic groups on the left if there are any in kentucky are vowing to work with tea party groups on the right to oust him during the republican party. primary. they're going to double-team this guy. good luck there, mitch. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." anybody who watches "hardball" knows i love politics. another thing i love are movies and tv shows about politics, and i can't remember a time when there were more great films and shows to choose from. look at this. "lincoln," "argo," all on the sbig screen. sitcoms like 1600 penn and dramas like homeland, the president's favorite on tv. what this tells me is i'm not alone. americans are into politics right now,
, and now mcconnell finds some tough sledding in his own bid for re-election. a new poll by the louisville carrier journal finds just 17% of kentucky voters, about 1 in 6, plan to support the senator when he runs for re-election. not a good start, mitch. twice as many say they're going to vote against him. again, not a good start, senator. and to make things worse for mcconnell, democratic groups on the left if there are any in kentucky are vowing to work with tea party groups on the right to...
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what is mitch mcconnell thinking? >> it is. >> he's got to be facing a primary.
what is mitch mcconnell thinking? >> it is. >> he's got to be facing a primary.
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, and now mcconnell finds some tough sledding in his own bid for re-election. a new poll by the louisville carrier journal finds just 17% of kentucky voters, about 1 in 6, plan to support the senator when he runs for re-election. not a good start, mitch. twice as many say they're going to vote against him. again, not a good start, senator. and to make things worse for mcconnell, democratic groups on the left if there are any in kentucky are vowing to work with tea party groups on the right to oust him during the republican party. primary. they're going to double-team this guy. good luck there, mitch. we'll be right back. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account
, and now mcconnell finds some tough sledding in his own bid for re-election. a new poll by the louisville carrier journal finds just 17% of kentucky voters, about 1 in 6, plan to support the senator when he runs for re-election. not a good start, mitch. twice as many say they're going to vote against him. again, not a good start, senator. and to make things worse for mcconnell, democratic groups on the left if there are any in kentucky are vowing to work with tea party groups on the right to...
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congressman, picking up on that point, briefly, you actually had some nice things to say about mitch mcconnell during this fiscal cliff debate. you had some nice things to say about john boehner, that he took a risk by bringing it up. i think a lot of americans today are wondering what i'm wondering and what you may be wondering and i want your take on it. can this house and this congress be bipartisan on a big issue? as you point out, the stakes in the debt ceiling debate in two months, are going to be significantly higher for us as a country than the cliff stakes. is bipartisanship a reasonable hope? >> you know what, i think it is, and i think we saw last night a model for how it can work. the problem we have is, and if you go back to the 2010 election, we basically eliminated the middle of the congress. so we have two pretty extreme, at least very separated parties here, philosophically. and what we saw last night is that once the speaker said, i'm going to try and pass thing without having to rely on something that only my party can support, then democrats join. so if the leadership of th
congressman, picking up on that point, briefly, you actually had some nice things to say about mitch mcconnell during this fiscal cliff debate. you had some nice things to say about john boehner, that he took a risk by bringing it up. i think a lot of americans today are wondering what i'm wondering and what you may be wondering and i want your take on it. can this house and this congress be bipartisan on a big issue? as you point out, the stakes in the debt ceiling debate in two months, are...
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if you think mcconnell did the right thing he is winner. if you think he sold the republican out he is loser. harry reid basically went awol over the weekend. he is presiding over the senate that killed every single piece of legislation it received from the house. which is why we have government en1342 days without the senate passing a budget. you have dysfunctional leadership in the senate. i do think we actually got something now that the house can consider and it could be viewed as positive depending where you sit. heather: have a feeling it will be another long day. we left out the most important element. that would be the american people. yet to be determined if they are winners or losers in this. thank you so much for joining us. >> heap knew year. heather: yes, you too. rick: poor, leon lett i bet he thought people forgetten about that. of course tony reminded everybody. colorado seeing a definite in snow despite the recent storms. they are still below average. is there anymore in the forecast? skiers want to know. meteorologist jani
if you think mcconnell did the right thing he is winner. if you think he sold the republican out he is loser. harry reid basically went awol over the weekend. he is presiding over the senate that killed every single piece of legislation it received from the house. which is why we have government en1342 days without the senate passing a budget. you have dysfunctional leadership in the senate. i do think we actually got something now that the house can consider and it could be viewed as positive...
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are you talking about mcconnell or reed? >> guest: i'm talking about speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell. >> guest: they have a good working relationship. i think on this fiscal cliff, they had a disagreement on strategy. mitch mcconnell wanted to do attacks only thing first and then do a spending thing in conjunction with the debt limit. and boehner wanted to have a grand steel, grand bargain they call it. but those guys, though staff work very well together and they have known each other for a long time and yet it's not mcconnell's first rodeo and boehner has been in the house for a long time and knows how to cut deals. i think they get along pretty well. >> host: a lot of attention on the ceremonial swearing swearing-in that took place this week was speaker boehner and vice president joe biden. is on our web site if you want to check it out. is being rebroadcast and getting a lot of attention on youtube as well. we will just leave it there. it's a real world capitol hill. he says quote it was a day for the old political s
are you talking about mcconnell or reed? >> guest: i'm talking about speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell. >> guest: they have a good working relationship. i think on this fiscal cliff, they had a disagreement on strategy. mitch mcconnell wanted to do attacks only thing first and then do a spending thing in conjunction with the debt limit. and boehner wanted to have a grand steel, grand bargain they call it. but those guys, though staff work very well together and they have known...
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obama a one-term president, and now mcconnell finds some tough sledding in his own bid for re-election. a new poll by the louisville carrier journal finds just 17% of kentucky voters, about 1 in 6, plan to support the senator when he runs for re-election. not a good start, mitch. twice as many say they're going to vote against him. again, not a good start, senator. and to make things worse for mccandle, democratic groups on the left if there are any in kentucky are vowing to work with tea party groups on the right to oust him during the republican party. they're going to double-team this guy. good luck there, mitch. we'll be right back. tea party groups on the right to oust him during the republican ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align.
obama a one-term president, and now mcconnell finds some tough sledding in his own bid for re-election. a new poll by the louisville carrier journal finds just 17% of kentucky voters, about 1 in 6, plan to support the senator when he runs for re-election. not a good start, mitch. twice as many say they're going to vote against him. again, not a good start, senator. and to make things worse for mccandle, democratic groups on the left if there are any in kentucky are vowing to work with tea party...
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people like mitch mcconnell are stoking it. in my state he put out an e-mail that was titled, they are coming to get your guns. that's how brazen some are them are. >> let me ask you about the specifics because we were talking about wayne lapierre's statement which he released yesterday. one of the things he said, no on universal background checks. i'm wondering what you feel the mood on the hill is right now and whether you think something like that is going to get passed? >> i think there's a good chance the background checks will get passed. i think even the staunchest gun supporters are looking for something they can support. because even if my state, the louisville paper published a statewide poll, 75% of the people in kentucky support universal background checks and 65% want guns registered by the state, which astounded me. so the -- everybody, every senator and congressman and woman knows that the public is for some action. i think the background check is the easiest thing to accept. >> is the real problem when you look
people like mitch mcconnell are stoking it. in my state he put out an e-mail that was titled, they are coming to get your guns. that's how brazen some are them are. >> let me ask you about the specifics because we were talking about wayne lapierre's statement which he released yesterday. one of the things he said, no on universal background checks. i'm wondering what you feel the mood on the hill is right now and whether you think something like that is going to get passed? >> i...
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i mean, also senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and his friend rand paul, they also sought disaster funding for tornadoes in kentucky. but again voted against this. 31 of 36 had gone to bat for their own states. they believed in it when it happened to them. it's really a measure of exactly what has gone wrong with this party. >> you know, the republicans say they want offsets. so let's play politics here with them. should democrats demand higher taxes on the wealthy before they agree to giving any disaster relief to a red state? i mean, if we're going to be that way about it. >> sure. i mean, absolutely. you know, and i believe we should have a higher tax base and higher tax rates and close loopholes so we can afford to do the things that we desperately need to do. and disaster relief is one of those things. >> think about this. they want to be mean to the people on the east coast that went through sandy. so the next time this is a tornado down in tennessee, senator corker, or mr. sessions, down in alabama, or pick any senator, mr. grassley, there might be a drought in the state of
i mean, also senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and his friend rand paul, they also sought disaster funding for tornadoes in kentucky. but again voted against this. 31 of 36 had gone to bat for their own states. they believed in it when it happened to them. it's really a measure of exactly what has gone wrong with this party. >> you know, the republicans say they want offsets. so let's play politics here with them. should democrats demand higher taxes on the wealthy before they agree...
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mitch mcconnell we want to one. is that a fair assessment that the president is not making the social connections he needs when it seems that the right is turning him down. >> no question. i think some democrats have probably told me in the president's first term that he was somewhat antisocial. look, this is a good thing and a bad thing. he very much is a family person, he enjoys being around his nuclear family, and that's admirable. however, you are the president. part of your job is to reach phone across the aisles to develop close relationships, but also with members of your own party. i think even members of his own party would say this president has a bit of coolness about him, a bit of distance action and i think that hurt him when it came to certain policy initiatives, and quite frankly a lot of people on the right said i don't think necessarily think what the president is thinking. i'm not sure exactly sure what position i should say. that was pretty much a common known factor, if you will here in washingto
mitch mcconnell we want to one. is that a fair assessment that the president is not making the social connections he needs when it seems that the right is turning him down. >> no question. i think some democrats have probably told me in the president's first term that he was somewhat antisocial. look, this is a good thing and a bad thing. he very much is a family person, he enjoys being around his nuclear family, and that's admirable. however, you are the president. part of your job is to...
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why should senator mcconnell be picking your amendments? it's just flabbergasting to me about how we get to this point. like the frog in the warming water, you've come in a process in the middle of it where the traditional rights of a united states senator have been eroded, and you're trying to deal with that situation and craft a solution that's dealing with -- an alteration of our historical procedures. we should go back to those. and really when i asked the question about time and how few amendments we have that actually get votes on, i think people should understand what i'm saying. the senate will not slow down. it will not slow down if we have amendments. most senators will agree to make their arguments at a time when something else isn't happening on the floor. they get their vote maybe the next day. i just don't think that's the problem. the problem is leaders are wanting to control the debate, and i think those of us on the the -- underlings sitting at the kiddie table as somebody said, we need to get in the game. there's no consti
why should senator mcconnell be picking your amendments? it's just flabbergasting to me about how we get to this point. like the frog in the warming water, you've come in a process in the middle of it where the traditional rights of a united states senator have been eroded, and you're trying to deal with that situation and craft a solution that's dealing with -- an alteration of our historical procedures. we should go back to those. and really when i asked the question about time and how few...
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governor mcconnell wants to -- mcdonnell wants to actually dump the state's gas tax. he then would replace it with a transportation targeted increase in the state sales tax that idea is catching some heat because it would shift the burden off of drivers and onto everyone in the state. so what do you currently natoal state sales taxes throughout the washington area? in d.c., it's 23.5 cents. the same in maryland and our partners at usa record that in virginia it -- "usa today" report that in virginia it's 19.5 cents. that's on top of the 18.4 cents federal gas tax you are also paying. lots of taxes every time you fill up. >>> for starbucks the coffee chain enjoyed hire spending in the u.s. and asia but revenues fell short of expectations after hitting a bump over the summer. starbucks has been making a new effort to draw in more cost conscious consumers and it's also been diversifying its offering. >>> if you use twitter, you know the posting a photo has been the primary way to share an image. well that's changing. twitter has unveiled an app called vine. that lets use
governor mcconnell wants to -- mcdonnell wants to actually dump the state's gas tax. he then would replace it with a transportation targeted increase in the state sales tax that idea is catching some heat because it would shift the burden off of drivers and onto everyone in the state. so what do you currently natoal state sales taxes throughout the washington area? in d.c., it's 23.5 cents. the same in maryland and our partners at usa record that in virginia it -- "usa today" report...
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i think when senator mcconnell said the allied trade essentially voted for the status quo he was wrong. i think the reelection of the president shifted the ground when it came to how we proceed with economic growth, how we address the role of the middle class, how we address those that are trying to climb up the ladder to the class. i also think the ground shifted on gun control, including the ground on which the president stands. i think everybody should be honest. i think a lot of people have shied away from gun control because they thought it was politically difficult. i've been a strong advocate of it. maybe because it's been easier, though i represent a district for which it isn't totally easy. but i think essentially what happened in connecticut was a shifting of the ground under which everybody stands and it may well be that as a result they lock shaft and it may be because the repolarization has increased in this country, that there are lots of people who think that politically they can't move. but the country as a whole i think i shifted. and the president has shifted, to some
i think when senator mcconnell said the allied trade essentially voted for the status quo he was wrong. i think the reelection of the president shifted the ground when it came to how we proceed with economic growth, how we address the role of the middle class, how we address those that are trying to climb up the ladder to the class. i also think the ground shifted on gun control, including the ground on which the president stands. i think everybody should be honest. i think a lot of people have...
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protege.h mcconnell's grand ball has been trying to articulate this agenda. i think he will run for president in 2016. i don't think i will agree with him on all issues and maybe not on most issues-issues- rand paul has been trying to articulate his agenda. you make your case and you have to live with the consequences. i'm happy to say that intervening is risky and dangerous and leads to a young men and women getting wounded and killed and it can sometimes go wrong, but we have to think about the consequences of not intervening and what happens and what the world looks like in two years or 10 years if we let things fall apart around the world. that is an honest policy debate. paul will have it over the next couple years with marco rubio and others in the senate. there will be more rand paul type candidates running. i think it's healthy for the party to have the debate. i agree with the caller more than he would think. i have never been for shutting down debate or ruling out different points of view in the party. i think a help the party does challenge its own
protege.h mcconnell's grand ball has been trying to articulate this agenda. i think he will run for president in 2016. i don't think i will agree with him on all issues and maybe not on most issues-issues- rand paul has been trying to articulate his agenda. you make your case and you have to live with the consequences. i'm happy to say that intervening is risky and dangerous and leads to a young men and women getting wounded and killed and it can sometimes go wrong, but we have to think about...
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you will see an effort to drive a wedge between mitch mcconnell and his constituents, especially on the issue of money in politics. that is a snapshot of what this coalition could be doing. host: garry, illinois, republican caller. caller: yes, good morning. i don't know why they need to spend as much money to make a mountain out of a molehill, if they are able to put cards in our schools like they to add that banks and transitions and places like that -- if they can put them guards in our schools, qualified principles, put them through a police officer training, let them become part of the police officers, we would not have had no more shootings after columbine, because they would have stopped that boy before he got in the school. and nobody got killed. i believe that with all my heart. host: andy kroll, gun control -- will this group of the democracy initiative be looking at that issue? guest: some are already mobilizing and educating members, because this is a hot- button issue right now. interesting thing, the way the nra, the big gun lobby, could come into play is that the nra has
you will see an effort to drive a wedge between mitch mcconnell and his constituents, especially on the issue of money in politics. that is a snapshot of what this coalition could be doing. host: garry, illinois, republican caller. caller: yes, good morning. i don't know why they need to spend as much money to make a mountain out of a molehill, if they are able to put cards in our schools like they to add that banks and transitions and places like that -- if they can put them guards in our...